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1 The MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE HOLY TAXIARHAI AND SAINT HARALAMBOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 7373 CALDWELL AVENUE, NILES, ILLINOIS PHONE (847) Where there is no vision, the people perish. (Proverbs 29:18) RED EGGS AT PASCHA Did you know that the Orthodox tradition of red eggs at Pascha dates back to the First Century? For Orthodox Christians, red eggs symbolize Christ s Resurrection. Church Tradition tells us that this beautiful custom was started by Saint Mary Magdeline. After the Ascension of our Lord, Saint Mary Magdalene went to Rome to preach the Gospel and, appearing before the Emperor Tiberius, she offered him a red egg, proclaiming: CHRIST IS RISEN! As the early Christians heard about this offering of Saint Mary Magdalene, they imitated her, presenting each other with eggs and proclaimed joyously: CHRIST IS RISEN! Since that time red eggs began to be used by Christians as a symbol of the Resurrection of Christ and of the regeneration of Christians for a new and a better life. The red color, which generally is used for Easter eggs, serves to remind us of the precious blood of God the Redeemer, which was shed on the cross for the salvation of all mankind. The hard shell of the egg symbolizes the tomb of Christ and when we break the egg we remember Christ s Resurrection, Life springing forth from the empty tomb.

2 HOLY TAXIARHAI AND SAINT HARALAMBOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 7373 CALDWELL AVENUE, NILES, ILLINOIS PHONE: 847/ From Father Dean May 2009 Dear Friends and Fellow Stewards, The joyful proclamation, Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen! is the first Creed of Christianity. In spite of all the differences that exist within Christianity, all Christians agree that Christ is risen from the dead. This is the source of life, of hope and of all joy in the world! It is the proof of God s love; and it is the single most important event in the history of the world. God s love for us empowers us to love and to forgive one another all things no matter what! We continue this greeting until the celebration of our Lord s Ascension on May 28. With the month of May, all our energy turns to the events following Pascha, and the events surrounding the end of the school year. Graduations, parties, cookouts, Junior Olympics and our Memorial Day Picnic give us so much to be grateful for! May 17 will be the last day of Sunday School, and also Youth Sunday. Our PTA will be hosting a delicious French Toast Breakfast that day plan to be there! Our GOYA Dinner Dance will also take place that evening; please give our GOYANS your support. Graduation time! Our GSL will have its End of the Year Program on Saturday, May 16. Our Preschool s Graduation Program will take place on Friday, June 5, and our Afternoon Graduation and Party will take place on June 6. Mark your calendar! The Junior Olympics will take place May at Ss. Constantine and Helen in Palos Hills, and we expect to have a huge participation from the young people of St. Haralambos! Make sure your child has registered. We all look forward to our annual Memorial Day Picnic, taking place on Monday, May 25. Pack your family and your picnic basket and join us for a great day in the park! Before we know it, it will be time for our annual Big Greek Food Fest. Plenty of help will be needed. We are so grateful to those parishioners who schedule their summer vacation around the Festival so that they can be able to help. This is greatly appreciated! Chairmanships are being created; if you would like to offer your help, please let me know! Let us be grateful to God, and enjoy all the wonderful opportunities that lay ahead! Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen! Fr. Dean PS: By the way, we hope you like the appearance and format of our Visions newsletter! Please call the church office if you receive this copy of Visions after May 3rd! WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR MAY 2009 Sunday, May 3 The Holy Myrrhbearers 8:15 am Orthros 9:30 am Sunday School 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday, May 10 The Paralytic 8:15 am Orthros 9:30 am Sunday School 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Wednesday, May 13 Midpentecost 8:30 am Orthros and Liturgy Sunday, May 17 The Samaritan Woman 8:15 am Orthros 9:30 am Sunday School * (Last Day of Sunday School) 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Thurs, May 21 Ss. Constantine and Helen 8:30 am Orthros and Liturgy May 24 The Blind Man 8:15 am Orthros 9:45 am Divine Liturgy Thurs, May 28 The Ascension of our Lord 8:30 am Orthros and Liturgy Sunday, May 31 The Holy Fathers 8:15 am Orthros 9:45 am Divine Liturgy OUR SISTER COMMUNITIES of Ss. Constantine and Helen (Palos Hills, Rockford, Milwaukee, and Merrillville) invite you to Vespers on Wednesday evening, May 20th, and Divine Liturgy on Thursday, May 21st, in honor of the Feastday of Ss. Constantine and Helen. (Liturgy WILL BE celebrated at St. Haralambos on May 21st.) OUR SISTER COMMUNITY of The Ascension in Lincolnshire invites you to Vespers on Wednesday evening, May 27th, and Divine Liturgy on Thursday, May 28, in honor of the Feastday of The Ascension of our Lord. (Liturgy WILL BE celebrated at St. Haralambos on May 28th.) DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORTHODOX CHURCH? The Orthodox Church traces its origin to the Day of Pentecost, 50 days after Christ s Resurrection from the dead, when the Holy Spirit descended on the Holy Disciples. If you are interested in learning more about the Orthodox Faith, feel free to call the church office. Ongoing classes are offered! A program for adults who are not baptized or baptized but not Orthodox is also offered. Please call Fr. Chris Kerkeres ( ) if you have questions or would like to attend! 2

3 HOLY TAXIARHAI AND SAINT HARALAMBOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH NILES, ILLINOIS Proistamenos....Fr. Constantine P. Botsis Synefimerios Fr. Chris Kerkeres Pastoral Assistant..... Deacon John G. Suhayda Chanter......Nick Harisiadis Parish Council Officers President Niki Tziavaras Vice President Nick Andrews Treasurer... George Houpis Secretary.... Angelo Anastasiadis Budget Committee Chairman George Conopeotis Building & Grounds Chairman.....Michael Pontikes Decor Committee Chairman......Stephan Aliferakis Finance Committee Chairman....George Kotsionis Phase III Chairman......Pete Zouras School Board Chairman John Pierce Stewardship Com Chairman.. Dr. Thomas Bournias Philoptochos President......Georgia Litsogiannis PTA Co-Presidents (Afternoon School)... Vicki Balabanos and Maria Hasapis PTA Co-Presidents (Preschool) Linda Politis and Jenny Zervas Principal... Fr. Chris Kerkeres GSL Director Katina Vaselopulos Preschool Director Stacey Chiampas Sunday School Director...Presvytera Georgia Botsis YAL President......Patricia Grivas GOYA President Alexandra Fronimos Book Store Manager Jolynn Ruggerio Web Page.... John Melonides Office Staff...Barbara Skaouris and Alexandra Grivas 2009 STEWARDSHIP & TITHING FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT FOR OUR FAITH As of April 15, 391 stewards have committed $206, Have you become a 2009 Steward yet? OUR 2009 BIG GREEK FOOD FeSt will take place July this summer. Mark your calendar! Please consider planning your vacation before or after our Fest; we need everyone's help! SACRAMENTS AND BLESSINGS BLESSINGS OF INFANTS Forty days after birth, a child and its mother come to church to receive a 40 Day Blessing, imitating Christ who was presented in the Temple 40 days after He was born. Please call the church office to arrange this blessing. BAPTISMS Please call the church office to schedule Baptisms. Plan ahead! there are some days when Baptisms are not performed. WEDDINGS Please arrange an appointment with Fr. Dean at least eight months before the proposed wedding date to allow time for all necessary marriage preparation. CONFESSION Confessions are arranged by appointment. Please call the church office to schedule Confession. MINISTRY TO PERSONS WHO ARE SICK Orthodox Christians who would like to receive Holy Sacraments but are unable to attend church (hospitalized or at home) should contact the church office so Holy Sacraments can be administered to them. Please inform the church office if your loved one is hospitalized! The hospitals no longer inform us when they receive patients from our parish. MEMORIAL SERVICES Memorial Services are offered for the eternal rest of persons who have fallen asleep in the Lord. Customarily, these services are offered at 40 days, at 6 months, at 1 year and at 3 years. When three years have passed, the departed are more properly remembered on the Saturdays of the Souls. DID YOU KNOW?... WHAT IS OUR CHURCH S TEACHING ABOUT CREMATION? The New Testament teaches that the body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The body is further sanctified by the incarnation of Christ God becoming Man in the body. Consistent with this teaching, the body is an integral part of the whole person, and the Church teaches and expects the resurrection from the dead of the body and the soul, when God s Kingdom comes in its fullness. The Church considers cremation to be the deliberate desecration and destruction of what God has made, and insists that the body be buried for the natural process to take place. As the denial of the resurrection, in cases where there is intention for the body of a deceased person to be cremated, a church funeral is not allowed, either in the church, or the Funeral home or any other place. Additionally, memorial services with kolyva are not allowed, since the significance between the kernel of wheat and the body has been intentionally destroyed. OUR ST HARALAMBOS BOOKSTORE features a broad selection of books and icons for the convenience of our members. We are looking for a volunteer to become our new bookstore manager, and to continue this valuable ministry. Please call the church office to offer your services. We are very grateful to Mrs. Jolynn Ruggerio who has managed, directed and expanded our bookstore for several years! MANY THANKS! IN THIS ISSUE: Letter from our Priest (pg 2) Parish Announcements (pg 4) Ανακοινώσεις (pg 5) Youth News (pg 7) Our 2009 Stewards (pg 8-9) Calendar (pg 10) 3

4 COMMUNITY NEWS AND ACTIVITIES CALL YOUR ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT BILL HB2354!-- The Illinois General Assembly is considering bill HB2354 that would affect all health care workers by removing their right to conscientious objection to abortion and related procedures, forcing them to participate in or provide abortions, or face legal punishment. This bill would basically make it a fundamental human right to have an abortion in the State of Illinois. Please contact your State Representative and insist that Bill HB2354 be defeated! You may contact your representative at or obtain contact information from the Catholic Conference of Illinois by calling FRENCH TOAST BREAKFAST sponsored by our PTA, will follow the Liturgy on YOUTH SUNDAY, May 17. Let s plan to have breakfast together in our Community Center; French toast with sausage. Mmmmmmm! Only $5! YOUTH SUNDAY will be observed on Sunday, May 17 at the end of the Divine Liturgy. We will honor our High School and College Graduates, our Oratorical Festival participants, our Sunday School teachers and our GOYA Officers for representing Saint Haralambos with distinction throughout the year! ATTENTION, 2009 GRADUATES! Please call the church office to help us compile a list of all High School, College and Grad School Graduates for Thanks for your help! JR. OLYMPICS will be on May 23-24! We are looking forward to an exciting Olympics weekend! Practices have begun All registrations due by May 9! Have you registered yet? GOYA DINNER DANCE--The St. Haralambos GOYA will be holding its annual Dinner Dance on Sunday, May 17 th in the St. Haralambos Community Center, and they are asking your support! Ad contracts for their annual ad book are now available in the church office would you consider buying an ad and supporting our GOYA? Your generosity is highly appreciated! OLD FASHIONED PICNIC! On Memorial Day, May 25th, the families of the Saint Haralambos Sunday School, s, Youth Night, Junior GOYA, GOYA, YAL, PTA and Philoptochos will be having an Old Fashioned Picnic at Johns Park in Glenview. There will be old-fashioned games, sports, fun, and fellowship! Bring your Picnic Baskets barbecue grills will be provided! Let s all get together this Memorial Day and have fun as one big family! IOCC ANNUAL BANQUET will take place on Thursday, May 14 at the Rosewood in Rosemont. This annual fund-raiser enables the IOCC (International Orthodox Christian Charities to provide food and medicines to people in need around the world. For reservations please call the church office at (847) Please support this Banquet! PRE-REGISTRATION has begun for the Greek School and GSL year! Register early to guarantee that your children will have a place in. Registration forms are available in the church office. OUTSTANDING GREEK SCHOOL TUITIONS All tuitions should be paid in full by now! If you still have an out standing balance, it must be paid before graduation! GREEK SCHOOL GRADUATION AND DINNER DANCE Our Annual Afternoon School End of the Year Program will take place on Saturday, June 6th at 4:00 pm at our Community Center! Mark the date; more information will be coming! VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL will take place this summer during the week of June This is one of our very popular programs, and everyone has a great experience. Moms and Dads are needed to help! Please mark your calendar and reserve the dates! PHILOXENIA FOUNDATION COSMIC BOWLING FUND- RAISER will take place at 7:00 Friday night, May 15, at Arlington Lanes, 3435 N. Kennicott Ave in Arlington Heights. Join in a fun night of bowling, food/drinks, unlimited pizza, music and dancing! Donation is $30 for adults and $25 for children under 12. Please make reservations by May 6 call Harriet Kyros at The Philoxenia Foundation supports the Philoxenia House, a ministry of the Holy Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Parish in Rochester, MN, which offers housing for patients and families at the Mayo Clinic. HELLENIC AMERICAN VETERANS MEMORIAL The American Legion Hellenic Post #343 announces the Hellenic American Veterans Memorial in honor and memory of the men and women of Hellenic heritage who have served the United States in times of war and peace. This Memorial will be erected at Elmwood Cemetery and is projected to cost $150,000. Names and information about our veterans is needed, and donations are tax deductible. For info, contact or OUR BIG GREEK FOOD FEST OF NILES will take place July this summer, and plan ning has already begun. Of course, we will need much help, and we are always looking for new ideas and new people to get involved! Please talk to our chairpersons, Bill Bozikis, Tom Andrews, Chrysoula Maskaleris, Niki Tziavaras, Demetra Lamprinakos, George Anastasiadis, AngeloAnastasiadis, Fr. Chrysanthos or Father Dean if you would like to offer your help. LOOKING AHEAD. OUR ST. HARALAMBOS GOLF OUTING will take place this summer on July 2nd at White Pines in Bensenville. Register by June 15! 4

7 YOU ARE INVITED TO THE SAINT HARALAMBOS OLD FASHIONED FAMILY PICNIC Monday, May 25 th 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm JOHNS PARK 2101 Central Ave (between Shermer & Waukegan) in Glenview Bring your food to cook on the grill. We ll supply the grill! We can play: Softball, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, and much more! SEE YOU THERE! St. Haralambos 2009 Annual Golf Outing Thursday, July 2, 2009 White Pines Golf Course Bensenville, IL SHOTGUN FORMAT! Registration: 7:00 am Tee Time: 8:00 am sharp! $135/person Includes: Green fees Blind bogey power cart Sandwich and bev Dinner Buffet Metropolis of Chicago JUNIOR OLYMPICS MAY 23-24, 2009 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS: VOLLEYBALL, SOFTBALL, SOCCER, BASKETBALL, TRACK, FIELD, SWIMMING, 10K RUN, TENNIS, BOWLING, CHESS & CHECKERS, TABLE TENNIS and MORE! Register by May 9th!! VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL! Traveling on the Ark PLAN TO SIGN UP FOR THIS YEAR'S VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon during the week of June 22-26, for children from ages 4 years old to 6th grade at St Haralambos. There will be interesting crafts, Bible stories, activities, snacks and lots of fun! Volunteers are needed! To volunteer, please call the church office (847/ ). This summer program is immensely popular! Watch for more information. Don t let your children miss out! 7 Other prizes and gifts including $25,000 cash! Make reservations by June 15! Call CAMP FANARI!! June Our Metropolis of Chicago Summer Camp Fanari will take place this summer during the week of June at Green Lake, Wisconsin, and APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Capacity is limited; first come, first served. Send in your application early!

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